On the Toucan Medellin Coffee Tour you’ll have the opportunity to visit an authentic working coffee farm 1.5 hours from Medellin. Be sure to have your camera ready en-route as we drive through Antioquia’s luscious green landscape. With a perfect climate it’s not hard to see why Colombia is one of the largest flower exporters in the world.

At the coffee farm you’ll learn the entire process of making coffee from the plant until the cup and you’ll get to know the daily life of Colombian coffee cooperatives who still produce coffee in a traditional and fair way.

The coffee finca (farm) that we visit is very typical of many small family businesses in Colombia who produce an exclusive coffee that, of course, you will get to taste.

We’ll stroll through the coffee plantation as the farm manager explains the origins of coffee, starting with growing the healthiest plants through to collecting the red coffee cherries that are eventually processed into dried green coffee beans. After building up a healthy appetite from the fresh country air, we’ll sit down for a hearty and delicious traditional Colombian style lunch.

When your appetite is satisfied, you’ll learn about the roasting process that takes the odorless green coffee bean and converts it into the rich brown bean that we all know and love; full of flavor and succulent aroma. Listen closely as the coffee farmer explains the key characteristics of a great coffee, both in scent and taste, and shares how to prepare a great cup of coffee at home.

After seeing the painstakingly manual process required to grow, harvest, dry, roast, grind and then brew a cup of coffee you’ll never take this everyday drink for granted again.

At the end of the Medellin coffee tour you’ll have the opportunity to buy freshly roasted coffee straight from its source, the perfect souvenir from Colombia to share with family & friends (or drink all on your own)!!